Weird Science #15
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Panic!", Harvey Kurtzman crafts a haunting, post-apocalyptic tale of survival and legacy, following Luis and Rosa, two survivors of an atomic bomb explosion, whose lives take a startling turn in the aftermath. As Rosa returns to their home in Argenta and gives birth to their son Pedro, her final act is to deliver him to the President—unaware that the child’s exposure to radiation has awakened an extraordinary mind. With art and storytelling by Kurtzman and a striking cover by Al Feldstein, this 1950 EC classic delivers a chilling, thought-provoking vision of a world reshaped by catastrophe.
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Luis and Rosa are aboard their fishing boat, having survived the atomic bomb explosion.....but both were affected by the harmful radiation. Luis is dying and disappointed that he won't live to see the birth of their child. Somehow, however, Rosa survived, making it back to their home in Argenta and giving birth to a boy, Pedro. Knowing her days are numbered, she takes Pedro to the President's office, but passes away before she can see him. The President soon discovers this young child, due to radiation, has become a genius, and is made the new Prime Minister of the nation.
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